Description:
China, Kangxi period
H. 17,6 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing dhoti falling in large, concentric pleats over his legs, scarf draped over his shoulders, its streamers encircling his arms and their finials falling down over the base, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with ear ornaments, his hairdo combed in a chignon and secured with a tiara decorated with a pair of pattras and floating ribbons, unsealed. Weight: 1,580 kg.
Southern German private collection - Minor wear, stone inlays and vase lost